WO2001093725A1 - Device at a bedstead - Google Patents

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WO2001093725A1
WO2001093725A1 PCT/SE2001/001260 SE0101260W WO0193725A1 WO 2001093725 A1 WO2001093725 A1 WO 2001093725A1 SE 0101260 W SE0101260 W SE 0101260W WO 0193725 A1 WO0193725 A1 WO 0193725A1
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bed frame
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Jan Wall
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Hästens Sängar AB
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Priority to EP01938904A priority Critical patent/EP1286610A1/en
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Priority to US10/297,468 priority patent/US6874178B2/en
Publication of WO2001093725A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001093725A1/en
Priority to NO20025654A priority patent/NO20025654D0/en

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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/04Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination

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  • the present invention relates to a bed frame arrangement and then particularly to an adjustable bedstead.
  • bedsteads that include adjustable bed frames has long been known in the art, particularly in respect of so-called hospital beds.
  • adjustable bed frames has also become common in the home, even bed frames that include motorised frame-orientating devices.
  • These bed frame arrangements include a fixed outer frame and a pivotal and displaceable inner bed frame.
  • the pivotal and displaceable inner bed frame carries raisable and lowerable back and/or leg parts and enables the back and/or leg parts of the bed to be inclined in relation to the fixed outer bed frame.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a novel bed frame arrangement which is not encumbered with the aforesaid drawbacks and which provides long-term, prob- lem-free movement of the inner bed frame when desiring to orient the frame in relation to the fixed outer bed frame.
  • the object of the invention is achieved with the aid of the inventive arrangement, in which the inner bed frame is displaceably mounted in the outer bed frame through the medium of elongate slide blocks on which a surface layer or coating of low-friction material is disposed on at least one side of said frame.
  • the slide blocks are made of a composite material on which a slide layer of polytetrafluoroethylene, Teflon ® , in the form of a slide plate let into respective slide blocks.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a bed frame arrangement schematically from beneath
  • Fig. 2 illustrates schematically a slide block for use in the inventive bed frame arrangement
  • Fig. 3 is a side view illustrating a particular embodiment of a slide block
  • Fig. 4 is a cross- sectional view of the slide block taken on the line A-A in Fig.3
  • Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectioned view of the slide block taken on the line B-B in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 1 is an underside plan view of an inventive bed frame arrangement, which includes a fixed, outer frame 1 and a movable inner frame 2.
  • a first mechanism 3 which includes a number of links, pivots and pivot shafts connected to fasteners 4 for a divided bed bottom (not shown) and for inclining a head-and-back part on the bed bottom.
  • This first mecha- nism 3 is connected by means of a link 5 to the fixed outer frame 1 in a manner such that the head and back parts will be respectively raised and lowered in response to commensurate displacement of the inner/movable frame 2 in relation to the fixed outer frame 1, so that the distance of said head and back parts from the adjacent short end of the fixed outer frame 1 will always remain generally constant.
  • the first mechanism 3 may be typically equipped with electric setting motors for bringing the head and back parts to a desired inclined position.
  • An arm in the link 5 is fixedly connected to a transverse pivotal shaft 6 whose ends are mounted in the movable inner frame 2.
  • the transverse pivotal shaft 6 is also connected to pivot arms that are, in turn, connected to the attachments 4 for the head and back part of the divided bed bottom and also for connection to a drive motor (when included) for adjustment of the orientation of the head and back parts, by rotation of the shaft 6.
  • a second mechanism 7 which includes a number of links, pivots and pivot shafts that are connected to the attachment 8 for the divided bed bottom (not shown) and for inclining the leg and foot part of the bed bottom.
  • the arrangement will also conven- iently include a drive motor for bringing the leg and foot parts to a desired position, i.e. either a horizontal position or a position inclined upwards towards the foot end.
  • Mounted on the outer surface of each long side of the movable inner frame 2 are generally U-shaped guide rails 9 where the open end of the U-form faces towards the opposite inner surface of the long side of the fixed outer frame 1.
  • slide blocks 10 Mounted on the inner surface of the long side of the fixed outer frame are slide blocks 10, the free longitudinally extending sur- faces of which are surrounded generally by the U-shaped guide rails on the movable inner frame 2.
  • Two such U-shaped guide rails 9 will preferably be disposed on each side of the movable inner frame 2 in mutually spaced relationship. Consequently, two slide blocks 10 will then be disposed on each side of the fixed outer frame 1 at corresponding distances apart.
  • the U-shaped guide rails will conveniently be made of stainless steel against which the guide blocks 10 can slide readily.
  • the arrangement of the slide blocks 10 and the U- shaped guide rails 9 may be the reverse of that described above, i.e. with the slide blocks 10 mounted on the movable inner frame 2 and the guide rails 9 mounted on the fixed outer f ame 1.
  • the guide blocks 10, of which one is shown in Fig. 2, are generally in the form of elongate, rectangular bodies that have slightly bevelled longitudinal edges 11.
  • the bodies 10 include transversally through-penetrating holes 12 that enable screw fasteners to be fastened in the inner side of the long side of the fixed outer frame 1 and therewith screw said blocks 10 firmly to said fixed outer frame 1.
  • the blocks 10 are suitably made of a composite material, for instance from a polyamide that includes an admixture of 30% fibreglass. With the intention of reducing the friction of the blocks against the inner surfaces of the U-shaped guide rails 9, there is conveniently applied a slide layer of polytetra- fluoroethylene, Teflon , particularly a Teflon composite, e.g.
  • the polytetrafluoroethylene slide layer suitably has the form of a slide plate 13 let into the slide block in the manner evident from Figs. 3-5. Particles of polytetrafluoroethylene may also be integrated in the composite material.
  • the slide blocks 10 have an outer shape that fits exactly in the U-shaped guide rails 9, the blocks are able to slide in said rails without risk of binding or jamming.
  • respective blocks are provided with holes that accommodate coil springs 14 which press inserts 15 coated with polytetrafluoroethylene against the two inner surfaces of the U-shaped guide rails 9 other than the inner surface against which the slide plate 13 is situated.
  • the aforesaid preferred slide block material means that the risk of binding is minimal and that the conditions for problem-free functioning of the slide blocks is far better than in the case of wheels or rollers that move in grooves, as in the case of hitherto known arrangements.
  • the aforementioned divided bed bottom may be of any type whatsoever of the various types that are commercially available at present. However, an interior sprung mattress is preferred.

Abstract

A bed frame arrangement which includes a fixed outer bed frame (1) and a movable inner bed frame (2), wherein the movable inner bed frame is displaceably mounted in the outer fixed bed frame (1) through the medium of elongate slide blocks that have a surface layer of low-friction material applied to at least one side.

Description

DEVICE AT A BEDSTEAD
The present invention relates to a bed frame arrangement and then particularly to an adjustable bedstead.
The use of bedsteads that include adjustable bed frames has long been known in the art, particularly in respect of so- called hospital beds. However, in recent times the use of adjustable bed frames has also become common in the home, even bed frames that include motorised frame-orientating devices. These bed frame arrangements include a fixed outer frame and a pivotal and displaceable inner bed frame. The pivotal and displaceable inner bed frame carries raisable and lowerable back and/or leg parts and enables the back and/or leg parts of the bed to be inclined in relation to the fixed outer bed frame. In this respect, it is usual to provide a guide rail in the outer bed frame and wheels on link arms connected to the inner bed frame are adapted to roll in the guide rails to effect movement of the inner bed frame in relation to the outer bed frame. It is often so that the wheels begin to squeak or rattle after the bed has been used for some time, either due to dirt in the grooves in the guide bar or due to poor wheel bearings. Deficient or mediocre wheel bearings also make it difficult for the wheels to roll in the grooves of respective guide rails, therewith making movement of the wheels and orientation of the movable inner bed frame difficult.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel bed frame arrangement which is not encumbered with the aforesaid drawbacks and which provides long-term, prob- lem-free movement of the inner bed frame when desiring to orient the frame in relation to the fixed outer bed frame.
The object of the invention is achieved with the aid of the inventive arrangement, in which the inner bed frame is displaceably mounted in the outer bed frame through the medium of elongate slide blocks on which a surface layer or coating of low-friction material is disposed on at least one side of said frame.
According to a preferred embodiment, the slide blocks are made of a composite material on which a slide layer of polytetrafluoroethylene, Teflon®, in the form of a slide plate let into respective slide blocks.
The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 illustrates a bed frame arrangement schematically from beneath; Fig. 2 illustrates schematically a slide block for use in the inventive bed frame arrangement; Fig. 3 is a side view illustrating a particular embodiment of a slide block; Fig. 4 is a cross- sectional view of the slide block taken on the line A-A in Fig.3; and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectioned view of the slide block taken on the line B-B in Fig. 3.
As mentioned, Fig. 1 is an underside plan view of an inventive bed frame arrangement, which includes a fixed, outer frame 1 and a movable inner frame 2. Attached in the in- ner/movable bed frame 2 is a first mechanism 3 which includes a number of links, pivots and pivot shafts connected to fasteners 4 for a divided bed bottom (not shown) and for inclining a head-and-back part on the bed bottom. This first mecha- nism 3 is connected by means of a link 5 to the fixed outer frame 1 in a manner such that the head and back parts will be respectively raised and lowered in response to commensurate displacement of the inner/movable frame 2 in relation to the fixed outer frame 1, so that the distance of said head and back parts from the adjacent short end of the fixed outer frame 1 will always remain generally constant.
The first mechanism 3 may be typically equipped with electric setting motors for bringing the head and back parts to a desired inclined position. An arm in the link 5 is fixedly connected to a transverse pivotal shaft 6 whose ends are mounted in the movable inner frame 2. The transverse pivotal shaft 6 is also connected to pivot arms that are, in turn, connected to the attachments 4 for the head and back part of the divided bed bottom and also for connection to a drive motor (when included) for adjustment of the orientation of the head and back parts, by rotation of the shaft 6.
Also attached in the movable inner frame 2 is a second mechanism 7 which includes a number of links, pivots and pivot shafts that are connected to the attachment 8 for the divided bed bottom (not shown) and for inclining the leg and foot part of the bed bottom. The arrangement will also conven- iently include a drive motor for bringing the leg and foot parts to a desired position, i.e. either a horizontal position or a position inclined upwards towards the foot end. Mounted on the outer surface of each long side of the movable inner frame 2 are generally U-shaped guide rails 9 where the open end of the U-form faces towards the opposite inner surface of the long side of the fixed outer frame 1. Mounted on the inner surface of the long side of the fixed outer frame are slide blocks 10, the free longitudinally extending sur- faces of which are surrounded generally by the U-shaped guide rails on the movable inner frame 2. Two such U-shaped guide rails 9 will preferably be disposed on each side of the movable inner frame 2 in mutually spaced relationship. Consequently, two slide blocks 10 will then be disposed on each side of the fixed outer frame 1 at corresponding distances apart. The U-shaped guide rails will conveniently be made of stainless steel against which the guide blocks 10 can slide readily.
Naturally, the arrangement of the slide blocks 10 and the U- shaped guide rails 9 may be the reverse of that described above, i.e. with the slide blocks 10 mounted on the movable inner frame 2 and the guide rails 9 mounted on the fixed outer f ame 1.
No link is provided on the leg part and the foot part for displacing the movable inner frame 2, since raising/inclining said part requires no adjustment of the position of the ov- able inner frame 2 in relation to the fixed outer frame 1.
The guide blocks 10, of which one is shown in Fig. 2, are generally in the form of elongate, rectangular bodies that have slightly bevelled longitudinal edges 11. The bodies 10 include transversally through-penetrating holes 12 that enable screw fasteners to be fastened in the inner side of the long side of the fixed outer frame 1 and therewith screw said blocks 10 firmly to said fixed outer frame 1. The blocks 10 are suitably made of a composite material, for instance from a polyamide that includes an admixture of 30% fibreglass. With the intention of reducing the friction of the blocks against the inner surfaces of the U-shaped guide rails 9, there is conveniently applied a slide layer of polytetra- fluoroethylene, Teflon , particularly a Teflon composite, e.g. SKF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE having a friction coefficient of 0.03-0.08. The polytetrafluoroethylene slide layer suitably has the form of a slide plate 13 let into the slide block in the manner evident from Figs. 3-5. Particles of polytetrafluoroethylene may also be integrated in the composite material.
Because the slide blocks 10 have an outer shape that fits exactly in the U-shaped guide rails 9, the blocks are able to slide in said rails without risk of binding or jamming. In order to further reduce the risk of the blocks 10 jamming or wedging in the rails 9, respective blocks are provided with holes that accommodate coil springs 14 which press inserts 15 coated with polytetrafluoroethylene against the two inner surfaces of the U-shaped guide rails 9 other than the inner surface against which the slide plate 13 is situated.
The aforesaid preferred slide block material means that the risk of binding is minimal and that the conditions for problem-free functioning of the slide blocks is far better than in the case of wheels or rollers that move in grooves, as in the case of hitherto known arrangements.
The aforementioned divided bed bottom may be of any type whatsoever of the various types that are commercially available at present. However, an interior sprung mattress is preferred.

Claims

1. A bed frame arrangement which includes a fixed outer frame (1) and a movable inner frame (2), characterised in that the movable inner frame is displaceably mounted in the outer fixed frame (1) through the medium of elongate slide blocks (10) on which a surface layer of low-friction material has been applied on at least one side of said blocks.
2. An arrangement according to Claim 1, characterised in that the inner bed frame (2) includes at least one part that can be adjusted to an inclined position.
3. An arrangement according to Claim 2, characterised in that the inner bed frame (2) includes a head and a back part that can be orientated as desired.
4. An arrangement according to Claim 3, characterised in that a pivot shaft (6), which is rotated by the inner movable bed frame (2) when changing the inclined position of the head and back part, is connected to a link (5) for automatic displacement of the inner movable bed frame (2) in relation to the fixed bed frame (1) .
5. An arrangement according to any one of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the slide blocks (10) are made of a composite material.
6. An arrangement according to Claim 5, characterised in that the composite material has applied thereon a slide layer of polytetrafluoroethylene in the form of a slide plate (13) let into the slide block (10) .
7. An arrangement according to any one of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the slide blocks (10) are mounted on either the outer fixed bed frame (1) or the movable inner bed frame (2) and are adapted to slide in U-shaped s guide rails (9) provided on the other of said outer fixed frame (1) or the movable inner frame (2) .
8. An arrangement according to Claim 7, characterised in that the U-shaped guide rails (9) closely surround the o slide blocks.
9. An arrangement according to Claim 8, characterised in that the slide blocks (10) include pressure springs (14) that carry support inserts (15) which are coated with 5 polytetrafluoroethylene, said springs functioning to press the inserts (15) against at least one inner surface of the U- shaped guide rail (9) embracing said slide block (10) .
10. An arrangement according to any one of Claims 7-9, 0 characterised in that the U-shaped guide rails (9) are made of stainless steel.
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EP01938904A EP1286610A1 (en) 2000-06-09 2001-06-06 Device at a bedstead
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US10/297,468 US6874178B2 (en) 2000-06-09 2001-06-06 Device at a bedstead
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